Monash Open Day 2001Aerosonde Television Transmission TrialsTest Run July 26, 2001For those new to this programme, it is important to note that the 'Monash' Aerosonde (a Mk1), unlike the current (Mk.3) autonomous production model flies under model aircraft regulations rather than those imposed by CASA, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia Although limiting the craft to a ceiling of 300 feet, flying under 'manually directed' model aircraft regulations, allows the Monash team to conduct trials at times to suit the sometimes irregular 'academic' schedule. This less formalised trials activity is also made possible via a relationship established with VARMS who allow the Monash team the use of their nearby flying field It is worth noting that in 1998, 'Laima', a sister craft to Monash's Aerosonde 'Lawrence Hargrave', was the first robotic aircraft to fly the Atlantic Ocean.
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A Gallery of the Day's EventsPhotography : Prof. John Bird
 The assembly of the aircraft, base station and main television repeater aerial
 Peter Cossins and Martin Hopper on aerial assembly duty
 The aerial assembly ready for hoisting into position
 The mast goes up
 Martin Hopper 'cranks up the generator
 Martin Hopper and pilot Ray Cooper double checking the electronics
 Martin Hopper, pilot Ray Cooper and video specialist Terry Cornall
pilot Ray Cooper readies the "lawrence Hargrave" Aerosonde
 Ready for takeoff
 Pilot Ray Cooper guides the Aerosonde 'Lawrence Hargrave' into the air
 The team gather around the monitor
 The images start rolling in
 Eye gaze into the sky to spot the tiny craft
 More images from 'Lawrence's' camera
 Martin Hopper, pilot Ray Cooper and Team leader, Prof. Greg 'Biggles' Egan
 One last glimpse before landing
 Pilot Ray Cooper and Team leader, Prof. Greg 'Biggles' Egan and yes, it did land safely !
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